Full Text of SB1479 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning elections.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing | 5 | | Sections 4-50, 5-50, and 6-100 as follows: | 6 | | (10 ILCS 5/4-50) | 7 | | Sec. 4-50. Grace period. Notwithstanding any other | 8 | | provision of this
Code to the contrary, each election authority | 9 | | shall
establish procedures for the registration of voters and | 10 | | for change of address during the period from the close of
| 11 | | registration for an election until and including the day of the | 12 | | election. During this grace period, an unregistered qualified
| 13 | | elector may
register to vote, and a registered voter may submit | 14 | | a change of address form, in person in the office of the | 15 | | election
authority, at a permanent polling place established | 16 | | under Section 19A-10, at any other early voting site beginning | 17 | | 15 days prior to the election, at a polling place on election | 18 | | day, or at a voter registration location specifically | 19 | | designated for this
purpose by the election authority. Grace | 20 | | period registration and changes of address shall also be | 21 | | conducted for eligible residents in connection with voting at | 22 | | facilities under Section 19-12.2 of this Code. The election | 23 | | authority shall
register that individual, or change a |
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| 1 | | registered voter's address, in the same manner as otherwise | 2 | | provided by this Article for registration and change of | 3 | | address. | 4 | | If a voter who registers or changes address during this | 5 | | grace period wishes to vote at the election or primary | 6 | | occurring during the grace period, he or she must do so by | 7 | | grace period voting. The election authority shall offer | 8 | | in-person grace period voting at the authority's office, any | 9 | | permanent polling place established under Section 19A-10, and | 10 | | at any other early voting site beginning 15 days prior to the | 11 | | election, at a polling place on election day, where grace | 12 | | period registration is required by this Section; and may offer | 13 | | in-person grace period voting at additional hours and locations | 14 | | specifically designated for the purpose of grace period voting | 15 | | by the election authority. The election authority may allow | 16 | | grace period voting by mail only if the election authority has | 17 | | no ballots prepared at the authority's office. Grace period | 18 | | voting shall be in a manner substantially similar to voting | 19 | | under Article 19A. | 20 | | Within one day after a voter casts a grace period ballot, | 21 | | or within one day after the ballot is received by the election | 22 | | authority if the election authority allows grace period voting | 23 | | by mail, the election authority shall transmit by electronic | 24 | | means pursuant to a process established by the State Board of | 25 | | Elections the voter's name, street address, e-mail address, and | 26 | | precinct, ward, township, and district numbers, as the case may |
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| 1 | | be, to the State Board of Elections, which shall maintain those | 2 | | names and that information in an electronic format on its | 3 | | website, arranged by county and accessible to State and local | 4 | | political committees. The name of each person issued a grace | 5 | | period ballot shall also be placed on the appropriate precinct | 6 | | list of persons to whom vote by mail and early ballots have | 7 | | been issued, for use as provided in Sections 17-9 and 18-5. | 8 | | A person who casts a grace period ballot shall not be | 9 | | permitted to revoke that ballot and vote another ballot with | 10 | | respect to that primary or election. Ballots cast by persons | 11 | | who register or change address during the grace period at a | 12 | | location other than their designated polling place on election | 13 | | day must be transmitted to and counted at the election | 14 | | authority's central ballot counting location and shall not be | 15 | | transmitted to and counted at precinct polling places.
The | 16 | | grace period ballots determined to be valid shall be added to | 17 | | the vote totals for the precincts for which they were cast in | 18 | | the order in which the ballots were opened. | 19 | | In counties with a population of less than 100,000 that do | 20 | | not have electronic poll books, the election authority may opt | 21 | | out of registration in the polling place if the election | 22 | | authority establishes grace period registration and voting at | 23 | | other sites on election day at the following sites: (i) the | 24 | | election authority's main office and (ii) a polling place in | 25 | | each municipality where 20% or more of the county's residents | 26 | | reside if the election authority's main office is not located |
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| 1 | | in that municipality. The election authority may establish | 2 | | other grace period registration and voting sites on election | 3 | | day provided that the election authority has met the notice | 4 | | requirements of Section 19A-25 for permanent and temporary | 5 | | early voting sites.
| 6 | | (Source: P.A. 97-766, eff. 7-6-12; 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; | 7 | | 98-691, eff. 7-1-14; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15 .) | 8 | | (10 ILCS 5/5-50) | 9 | | Sec. 5-50. Grace period. Notwithstanding any other | 10 | | provision of this
Code to the contrary, each election authority | 11 | | shall
establish procedures for the registration of voters and | 12 | | for change of address during the period from the close of
| 13 | | registration for an election until and including the day of the | 14 | | election. During this grace period, an unregistered qualified
| 15 | | elector may
register to vote, and a registered voter may submit | 16 | | a change of address form, in person in the office of the | 17 | | election
authority, at a permanent polling place established | 18 | | under Section 19A-10, at any other early voting site beginning | 19 | | 15 days prior to the election, at a polling place on election | 20 | | day, or at a voter registration location specifically | 21 | | designated for this
purpose by the election authority. Grace | 22 | | period registration and changes of address shall also be | 23 | | conducted for eligible residents in connection with voting at | 24 | | facilities under Section 19-12.2 of this Code. The election | 25 | | authority shall
register that individual, or change a |
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| 1 | | registered voter's address, in the same manner as otherwise | 2 | | provided by this Article for registration and change of | 3 | | address. | 4 | | If a voter who registers or changes address during this | 5 | | grace period wishes to vote at the election or primary | 6 | | occurring during the grace period, he or she must do so by | 7 | | grace period voting. The election authority shall offer | 8 | | in-person grace period voting at his or her office, any | 9 | | permanent polling place established under Section 19A-10, and | 10 | | at any other early voting site beginning 15 days prior to the | 11 | | election, at a polling place on election day, where grace | 12 | | period registration is required by this Section; and may offer | 13 | | in-person grace period voting at additional hours and locations | 14 | | specifically designated for the purpose of grace period voting | 15 | | by the election authority. The election authority may allow | 16 | | grace period voting by mail only if the election authority has | 17 | | no ballots prepared at the authority's office. Grace period | 18 | | voting shall be in a manner substantially similar to voting | 19 | | under Article 19A. | 20 | | Within one day after a voter casts a grace period ballot, | 21 | | or within one day after the ballot is received by the election | 22 | | authority if the election authority allows grace period voting | 23 | | by mail, the election authority shall transmit by electronic | 24 | | means pursuant to a process established by the State Board of | 25 | | Elections the voter's name, street address, e-mail address, and | 26 | | precinct, ward, township, and district numbers, as the case may |
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| 1 | | be, to the State Board of Elections, which shall maintain those | 2 | | names and that information in an electronic format on its | 3 | | website, arranged by county and accessible to State and local | 4 | | political committees. The name of each person issued a grace | 5 | | period ballot shall also be placed on the appropriate precinct | 6 | | list of persons to whom vote by mail and early ballots have | 7 | | been issued, for use as provided in Sections 17-9 and 18-5. | 8 | | A person who casts a grace period ballot shall not be | 9 | | permitted to revoke that ballot and vote another ballot with | 10 | | respect to that primary or election. Ballots cast by persons | 11 | | who register or change address during the grace period at a | 12 | | location other than their designated polling place on election | 13 | | day must be transmitted to and counted at the election | 14 | | authority's central ballot counting location and shall not be | 15 | | transmitted to and counted at precinct polling places. The | 16 | | grace period ballots determined to be valid shall be added to | 17 | | the vote totals for the precincts for which they were cast in | 18 | | the order in which the ballots were opened.
| 19 | | In counties with a population of less than 100,000 that do | 20 | | not have electronic poll books, the election authority may opt | 21 | | out of registration in the polling place if the election | 22 | | authority establishes grace period registration and voting at | 23 | | other sites on election day at the following sites: (i) the | 24 | | election authority's main office and (ii) a polling place in | 25 | | each municipality where 20% or more of the county's residents | 26 | | reside if the election authority's main office is not located |
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| 1 | | in that municipality. The election authority may establish | 2 | | other grace period registration and voting sites on election | 3 | | day provided that the election authority has met the notice | 4 | | requirements of Section 19A-25 for permanent and temporary | 5 | | early voting sites.
| 6 | | (Source: P.A. 97-766, eff. 7-6-12; 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; | 7 | | 98-691, eff. 7-1-14; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15 .) | 8 | | (10 ILCS 5/6-100) | 9 | | Sec. 6-100. Grace period. Notwithstanding any other | 10 | | provision of this
Code to the contrary, each election authority | 11 | | shall
establish procedures for the registration of voters and | 12 | | for change of address during the period from the close of
| 13 | | registration for an election until and including the day of the | 14 | | election. During this grace period, an unregistered qualified
| 15 | | elector may
register to vote, and a registered voter may submit | 16 | | a change of address form, in person in the office of the | 17 | | election
authority, at a permanent polling place established | 18 | | under Section 19A-10, at any other early voting site beginning | 19 | | 15 days prior to the election, at a polling place on election | 20 | | day, or at a voter registration location specifically | 21 | | designated for this
purpose by the election authority. Grace | 22 | | period registration and changes of address shall also be | 23 | | conducted for eligible residents in connection with voting at | 24 | | facilities under Section 19-12.2 of this Code. The election | 25 | | authority shall
register that individual, or change a |
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| 1 | | registered voter's address, in the same manner as otherwise | 2 | | provided by this Article for registration and change of | 3 | | address. | 4 | | If a voter who registers or changes address during this | 5 | | grace period wishes to vote at the election or primary | 6 | | occurring during the grace period. The election authority shall | 7 | | offer in-person grace period voting at the authority's office, | 8 | | any permanent polling place established under Section 19A-10, | 9 | | and at any other early voting site beginning 15 days prior to | 10 | | the election, at a polling place on election day, where grace | 11 | | period registration is required by this Section; and may offer | 12 | | in-person grace period voting at additional hours and locations | 13 | | specifically designated for the purpose of grace period voting | 14 | | by the election authority. The election authority may allow | 15 | | grace period voting by mail only if the election authority has | 16 | | no ballots prepared at the authority's office. Grace period | 17 | | voting shall be in a manner substantially similar to voting | 18 | | under Article 19A. | 19 | | Within one day after a voter casts a grace period ballot, | 20 | | or within one day after the ballot is received by the election | 21 | | authority if the election authority allows grace period voting | 22 | | by mail, the election authority shall transmit by electronic | 23 | | means pursuant to a process established by the State Board of | 24 | | Elections the voter's name, street address, e-mail address, and | 25 | | precinct, ward, township, and district numbers, as the case may | 26 | | be, to the State Board of Elections, which shall maintain those |
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| 1 | | names and that information in an electronic format on its | 2 | | website, arranged by county and accessible to State and local | 3 | | political committees. The name of each person issued a grace | 4 | | period ballot shall also be placed on the appropriate precinct | 5 | | list of persons to whom vote by mail and early ballots have | 6 | | been issued, for use as provided in Sections 17-9 and 18-5. | 7 | | A person who casts a grace period ballot shall not be | 8 | | permitted to revoke that ballot and vote another ballot with | 9 | | respect to that primary or election. Ballots cast by persons | 10 | | who register or change address during the grace period at a | 11 | | location other than their designated polling place on election | 12 | | day must be transmitted to and counted at the election | 13 | | authority's central ballot counting location and shall not be | 14 | | transmitted to and counted at precinct polling places. The | 15 | | grace period ballots determined to be valid shall be added to | 16 | | the vote totals for the precincts for which they were cast in | 17 | | the order in which the ballots were opened. | 18 | | In counties with a population of less than 100,000 that do | 19 | | not have electronic poll books, the election authority may opt | 20 | | out of registration in the polling place if the election | 21 | | authority establishes grace period registration and voting at | 22 | | other sites on election day at the following sites: (i) the | 23 | | election authority's main office and (ii) a polling place in | 24 | | each municipality where 20% or more of the county's residents | 25 | | reside if the election authority's main office is not located | 26 | | in that municipality. The election authority may establish |
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| 1 | | other grace period registration and voting sites on election | 2 | | day provided that the election authority has met the notice | 3 | | requirements of Section 19A-25 for permanent and temporary | 4 | | early voting sites.
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 97-766, eff. 7-6-12; 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; | 6 | | 98-691, eff. 7-1-14; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15 .)
| 7 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 8 | | becoming law.
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